Fines for using a mobile phone while driving

The fine for using a mobile phone while driving is six points and a fine of £200 (up from 3 points and £100).

Learner drivers: The law is especially tough on new drivers. Drivers must not amass more than six points in their first two years of driving, otherwise their driving licence is revoked, and that means having to sit the theory and practical test again, as well as apply and pay for a new provisional licence.

Fully licenced drivers: they can amass 11 points before they lose their licence. The twelfth point means having to take the tests again. That means two mobile phone offences within three years will cause a disqualification.

These rules apply to all new drivers who passed their first driving test in: